Former NFL star Warrick Dunn supports East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore’s attempt to halt clemency hearings that are scheduled to begin next month for death row inmates seeking a sentence of life in prison, instead of a death sentence. Dunn’s mother, a Baton Rouge Police Officer, was killed while working as a security guard 30 years ago and Dunn is offended Governor Edwards is trying to reduce the sentence of the man who killed his mother…
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Moore is seeking a judge’s order to halt the clemency proceedings.

Optimism among small businesses nationwide declined for the month of August as inflation continues to drive costs higher. NFIB State Director Dawn McVea
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LDWF says wildlife, like everything else, is being impacted by the drought conditions and excessive heat. State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Jim Lacour says the limited availability of water results in ducks and other animals having to travel for alternative water sources.

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Lacour says both predation and malnourishment during this travel may result in mortality.
LSU announces for the first time in school history the university has surpassed 400-million dollars in a single year for research activity. It’s usually around 350-million dollars. Vice president of research and economic development at LSU, Robert Twilley, says one of the their more important research initiatives is with carbon capture and underground storage…
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